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>> jamie: we pray for everyone. thank you for being with us. shannon's next. >> he's in no condition to be interrogated at this point in time. he's -- he's progressing, though, we are monitoring the situation carefully. >> boston and the nation celebrates the take down of the lone surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombings, investigators anxiously wait to interrogate dzhokhar tsarnaev. what answers he will provide remain a mystery. but officials hope the college student can tell them why and if there are co-conspirators at home or overseas. charges could be filed against him as early as today. the impact of the first mass bombing in the u.s. since 9/11 cast ace long shadow over two
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hot-button issues -- immigration and gun control. i'm shannon bream. america's news headquarters live from the nation's capitol starts right now. 19-year-old boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is under heavy guard at boston's beth israel hospital, where 10 victims of the bombing are being treated. mollo is live outside the hospital. >> reporter: dzhokhar tsarnaev is under heavy guard and under treatment at beth israel, where he is yet to be able to speak to investigator who is are waiting and wanting to ask him so many vital questions in this case. the boston police commissioner weighed in on "fox news sunday." he said the fbi ms. want started to question the suspect because he is in no condition to be interrogated. the atf spoke person told the new york times that he suffered a gun wound to the neck and to
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the leg. one injury must be from the first shootout in the dark overnight hours because there was blood found at the scene, throughout the city of watertown, according to the police chief. commissioner davis believes that the suspect had big plans for more violence. he spoke with chris wallace about that on "fox news sunday." >> they clearly had other explosives. they detonated those explosives at the scene of the arrest and shoot wrought in watertown. we feel that they had plans to use those explosives, possibly on soft targets. >> you think there were plans for more attacks in -- on the homeland? >> that's my assessment, based upon the fact that there are significant number of explosives found at the scene of the arrest. >> charges have yet to be filed. and likely while the suspect is in the hospital hospital. remember that sean collier, police officer, 26 years old was
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murdered on thursday night, ambushed, shot in the back of the head, according to the chief of the police of watertown police department. and another officer was gravely wounded. mbta officer, richard donahue, 33 years old, he is hospitalides --ized in clitical condition. they knew each other, they graduated together from the municipal police officers academy in 2010. it is worth noting that there are victims of the boston marathon bombing, still treated here at beth israel medical center. 10 victims still in the hospital. one in serious condition. one in fair and eight in good condition today. >> all right. live for us at the hospital, thank you very much for the update. the suspect number 2, dzhokhar tsarnaev, the u.s. citizen, is in custody. how should he be treated by the u.s. government? a lot of lawmakers are saying, while he should get a fair federal dispriel all the rights associations -- federal trial
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and all the rights associated with that, he should be treated as an enemy combatant. >> he should be designated as a potential enemy combatant and we should be allowed to question him for intelligence-gathering purposes to find out about future attacks. >> i think we don't have to cross the line and say he's an enemy combatant, which could be challenged in court. >> it's your turn to weigh n. do you think the suspect, a u.s. citizen, should be treated as an enemy combatant. tweet us and we will read your responses later in the show. the bombing in boston has added a new dimension to the immigration debate. both suspects were russian immigrants, allowed into the u.s. on visas. some are asking for tougher background checks. >> yeah, the boston bombing caused some to question the new immigration bill.
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chuck grassley of iowa said on friday on capitol hill, that we need to be sure that people who intend to harm americans are not allowed to enter the country. and today, senator dan coates says we need to go slow on immigration reform. >> push it back. let the emotions settle down. lot us do it in a rational way and not do it on the urgency of the moment. congress has a way of rushing to judgments without thinking it through carefully. >> one of the authors suggested today, his opponents are just playing politics. here's chuck schumer. >> there are some -- some on the hard right, some otherwise who, oppose our immigration bill from the get-go and they are using it as an excuse. we are not going to let them do that. if they have a 18, a -- a reason, a suggestion to change it, based on what happened in boston, we will be open to it. but we will not let them use what happened in boston as an scuse because our law toughens i
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think things up. >> the senate bill would have multiple background chengs and make sure anyone over-staying a visa would be detected. right now, there is no check on airport departures. as for those who came without visas, lindsay graham says this. >> now is the time to bring all the 11 million out of the shadows and find out who they are. most of them are here to work. but wree may find some terrorists in our midst who, have been hiding in the shadows, when it comes to the entry/exit. the 19 hijackers were all student who is overstayed their visas and the system didn't capture that. >> the senate holds the second two of hearings on immigration reform tomorrow. >> it will be very interesting. an emotional ballgame in beston last night, after a week of terror.
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>> shannon: a yesterday's home game was made more special by neil diamond, who made it there on the red-eye. members of law enforcement, first responders and marathon participants were also honored. david ortiz had a passionate rally cry. >> it doesn't say red sox, it says boston... we want to thank you mayor menino, governor patrick, the whole police department for the great job that they did this past week. [cheers and applause] >> shannon: the sox won 4-3 and to make up for a cancelled game because of the manhunt, they have a double header today. the dprks bi arrested an
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18-year-old at chicago's o'hare airport because he was about to join a group in syria. he is an american citizen, charged with attempting to provide support to a foreign terrorist organization. after he was caught exchanging emails with someone, the government says was posing as an al qaeda recruiter. the arrest was mada the suspect boarded a flight to turkey. >> i feel sorry for the people who lost everything. my hearts go out to the people who lost everything. >> shannon: after days of waiting, residents of west, texas, are lur returning home to see what remains of their houses. investigators are trying to determine what caused the deadly explosion in a fertilizer plant, where at least 14 people were killed. 200 more were injured. sheriff, thank you so much for joining us tonight. what's the -- today, what's the
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latest? >> yes, ma'am. pardon me? >> shannon: what is the latest there? i know you held a press conference and we are looking for an update? >> i am having a hard time hearing you. i apologize. >> shannon: that's okay. sheriff, asking if there is any update that you have on the cause of the explosion or how folks are doing there in west? >> because of the explosion is still under investigation, as we speak. it will be for sometime. ma'am. >> you can tell me how the folks there are doing? it's a small, very tight community. you lost so many people. it seems that everybody has a story of being connected to somebody, the brave first responders who went there to help. how are folks feeling today? >> the community is very tight knit, very close knit. i have never seen the
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cooperation between the police and the emergency... responders and the community like viseen here. the -- like i have seen here. the community's wrapping their arms around each other. it seems like everybody knows everybody in this community even though i am from the city of waco, 20 miles away, i know half the people here in west. the support that they have given each other and the support they have given the sheriffs department and the police and the fire fighters is just overwhelming. it is just -- what i would call the ultimate tragedy, it is overwhelmed all of us. we're just trying -- everyone's sticking together and pull through this. if you don't mind me saying, i want to thank the police officers and firefighters from -- we have police here in 2- or 300 miles away and firefighters from everywhere. they have flocked into the community of west to support and also the people supplying food and water. i can't tell you how this feels.
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it's been over 33 years in law enforcement, i have never, ever seen a disaster like this or the response we are getting now. >> shannon: it has been very heartening to hear about that and the folks flooding your area, helping with -- for example, in the fire department, when they lost so many people, so we join you in thanking those who have come to help. i want to ask you if there is anything that outsiders can do, those who are not in texas, any way we can help, the viewers can help? >> i appreciate that very much. right now, we have so many supplies that have come in, drinking water, food all kinds of big agencies and individuals coming in with pickup loads of their clothes. i tell you what, it's just -- it's absolutely just unbelievable, what the people are trying to do. right now, we are pretty well
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covered up with support. thank you for offering that. >> shannon: well, just looking at the images here, people can see the devastation you have suffered and that doesn't touch on the liefers that were lost. so sheriff, we join those across the country and around the world, sending prayers and good thoughts as you try to recover. we thank you so much, sir. >> thank you. do you mind me saying one more thing? >> shannon: sure. please, do! >> i want to tell one story that should be told. there was a dallas captain of the dallas fire department down here in west. and he saw the fire burning and he was at a friend's house and he immediately ran to assist these local volunteer firefighters. and he was killed in the explosion. and that shows the loyalty and the bravery of these good men and women that were firefighters
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and first responders that lost their lives and the otherses that risk their life every day. my heart and my thanks goes out to all of these people. >> shannon: absolutely. they are the true heroes, not only in this situation, but every day, risking their lives. shrvetion thank you so much. we wish you all the best. >> thank you. >> shannon: boston suspect number 2 was captured after negotiations with an fbi hostage rescue team. coming up, the man who created the teams gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how these situations unfold. while boston was on lockdown, the midwest was inundated with torrential floods. the weather update, next. when you have diabetes...
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>> they clearly had other explosives. they detonated those explosives at the scene of arrest and shootout in watertown. we feel that they had plans to use those explosive, possibly on soft targets. >> shannon: appears on "fox news
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sunday," boston police commissioner, ed davis, says hoe believes the suspects in the boston bombing were likely planning near more attacks. dzhokhar tsarnaev, is hospitalized in serious but stable condition. a special team for high-value suspects is standing by to question him. officialsofficials have said thl not read him his miranda right, invoking the rare public safety exception. dozens remain hospitalized. the death toll is 3 people from the bombing and 1 others wiewbed. they are also believed to have shot a police officer, marking a forth killing. "fox news sunday" is right after america's news headquarters, and there will be more on boston police commissioner. the investigation enters a new phase as agents focus on getting answers from dzhokhar tsarnaev to questions like and how why and continuing to investigate
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whether anyone else was involved. michael sullivan is very familiar with these kinds of investigations, he is a former u.s. attorney who prosecuted would-be shoe bomber richard reid. thank you for joining us today. >> you're welcome, shannon. >> shannon: put on your legal cap for the first couple of questions. how do you think it's appropriate to best treat the suspect to really bar future legal challenges against any information that the government could get from him at this point and stay within the confines of the law? did. >> well, the first public safety exception is permissible under the constitution and most appropriate in these circumstances, when it is unclick clear whether there are affiliates and whether or not there are other explosive devices out there that could cause harl to the public safety t. won't undermine the criminal case, even if at a later time, the statements were suppressed. they have a mountain of evidence
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that will likely be extremely helpful to them, in terms of advancing this prosecution. >> shannon: at this point, the last word is that the fbi is not able to question him, he is not physically up to that. there are official who is are concerned that he may not ever be able to give him the answers to the questions that they are looking for. where does the investigation go next? fam low members, some say this is a setup. others say tell the police everything you know. do you broaden it to associates? many describe suspect number 2 as a nice guy. they never expected him to do something that he is accused of doing? >> certainly hearing from him would be critically important and very helpful to the government. but that's not the only way to advance this investigation. i suspect that they are going through, you know, all of the other evidence that they have been able to secure since monday afternoon that would help them to try to identify whether or not there are any other
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coconspirators and any links, domestically or internationally. beyond building a case, it is also important to make sure that our national security gets protected as well to try to prevent, you know, the next horrific event from happening. >> shannon: right now, while folks are reeling, as we have four people dead, we have many victims, with serious injuries and ampuitrations. this is stim a very, very wound for people who are mourning and trying to recover. in the wake of that, how do we find a balance between our rights, our protections under the fourth amendment and making sure that we have the power in the future to stop these events before they happen, if at all possible? >> li happening we have to continue to use all the tools that are allowed under our constitution that are provided by the united states congress in the area ever both investigation, as well as prevention. there is tremendous tools that
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the government has in the counter terrorism, counter intelligence world and they should make sure that they are using all of those tools. they are perfectly permissionible under our constitution and it doesn't violate any of our constitutional rights. whether it's case specific, as relates to this investigation or more generally, as it relates to our national security interest. we will do it within the confines of our constitutionally rights. >> shannon: michael sullivan, we thank you so much for lenning your expertise, sir. >> thanks, shannon. >> shannon: april showers are one thing, but the amount of rain that parts of missouri are getting is something else. torrential downpours have caused the mississippi to overflow their banks. in clarksville, several homes have been damaged, volunteers are joining in the effort to ward off the fast-rising floodwater, especially in the downtown area. sadly, this is not the first time that clarksville has dealt with rising waters.
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the city was cush merge in the great flood of 1993. we go to the fox weather center to see if these folks are going to gets a break. >> reporter: i know. it's really incredible, the amount of rain, in some cases, we are talking top five wettest aprils in cities like chicago. they have received over almost 6 inches of rain, which is 2 nfl times the rain they typically see in the month of april. this is since wednesday. unfortunately, we are expecting more rain. and if you can believe it -- snow in the forecast for these areas that have been inundated with plenty of wet weather over several weeks. taking a look at the flood advisories and the flood warnings for all of these states across the midwest, including chicago, ft. wayne, and towards paducah and st. louis and this will be exacerbated by the next system. we have rain moving in and
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another system on its heels that will bring more wet weather and if you can believe it, more snow. not just one or two inches, we are talking about another big snow event, perhaps a big snowstorm that could dump 6 to 12 inches of more snow across denver and rapid city and minneapolis. you can see where the rain is over the same areas that i just showed you that received over 5 or even 6 or 8 inches of rain from last week. so certainly, we will keep you posted on the events from the fox news extreme weather center. back to you. >> shannon: we look forward to it. still ahead, chuck hagel's first stroz isram as defense secretary and after the break, why he says a new $10 billion deal sends a strong signal to iran about its nuclear ambition.
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>> shannon: boston bombing
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suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, is still in the hospital and reportedly not in condition to be questioned by authorities. it's the bottom of the hour and sent cent has the top stories. >> suspect number 2 recovers from what we could are extensive injuries and some congressmen have questions for the fbi. on "fox news sunday," former homeland security chair slammed the fbi for their failure to stop the boston attacks. two years ago, the fbi questioned the deceased suspect, tamerian tsarnaev, after the russian government had concerned about possible terrorist ties. this is the fifth case he can think of where the fbi failed to stop a terrorist. chuck hagel in israel, meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu,. the countries disagree on when the military threat will requir. china recovering after a massive
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earthquake killed almost 200 people and injured thousands more. the quake happened near the same fault line that caused a deadly earthquake five years ago. the u.s. geological survey measuring this at 6.6 on the richter scale. happy birthday queen elizabeth. she is spending the day at home with her family. >> shannon: steve, thank you. it has been 18 years since the alfred p. mura federal building was bombed. six years later, 9/11 and americans were introduced to another round of new security measure, involving air travel. how will the boston marathon bombings change the way races or other large public evens are concernd? we have the former fbi assistant director who oversaw the oklahoma city bombing investigation. danny, thank you for joining us today. >> thank you. good afternoon. >> shannon: how do you think what happened in boston will
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impact everything from the super bowl to the next boston marathon? >> dramatically. one of our clients is a major sports organization. we have already had meetings with them. the key to a lot of this is backpacks. you don't allow backpacks in. unfortunately in a situation like a marathon, where you have 30 miles of activity, it is very difficult to restrict backpacks. in the super bowl, any kind of a stadium atmosphere, n, major league baseball, you can put a lot of controls in and people can feel fairly confident, i think when you get in a situation like a marathon, the problems are exacerbated dramatically. >> shannon: i want to you ask about your background with the fbi, back in 2010, there was a foreign government, believed to be russia who wanted tamerian tsarnaev to be investigated, to be looked into because of their concerns about potential carradicallization with him. we know he was on the fbi's
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radar. most of them say they didn't miss anything, there wasn't anything to miss. but there are have been concerns about congressman michael mccaul, who sent a letter to secretary napolitano and james clapper and to the head of the f bi, saying that he is the fifth person since 9/11 to participate in terror attacks, despite being under investigation by the fbi. is there anything that was missed there? something that could have been done better. >> have you to understand that the fbi agents are limited by attorney general guidelines. the fbi doesn't decide who to investigate, always. the attorney general of the united states does. if you look at what happened here, the older brother actually went to russia long after the fbi talked to him and based on what i know about the interview, there is nothing in there that would cause them to conduct
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further investigation because they don't have a crystal ball. if the russian government had additional information, they should have brought them to them. i think one thing we can consider -- what can be done? we need to look at the mosques. there is a very radical mosque in the neighborhood where one of the brothers attended. we need to think, should we be there? the fbi's not perfect. but they don't have a crystal ball. i think we can second guess and sometimes grandstand and criticize them, they didn't do this or that. but they do a really good job. they stop numerous bombing attempts since 9/11. this is the first one that has occurred, many others have been tried. they do a good job. but it's want a perfect science. i think they did everything they could do in that situation. >> shannon: you mentioned the potential of monitoring mosques. there has been a great deal of controversy about infiltrating or having intelligent agents become part of the congregation or try to get information that
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way. many are very offended by that possibility in the community. how do you strike the right balance, getting the information that may be available, versus stereotyping or offending certain people? >> that's a really good point. we value religious freedom. i am a religious person. i don't want the fbi looking at my church, necessarily. but i will tell you when the philosophy of the mosque or the church becomes violent, when they advocate violence or violent overthrow of our government or imposing terrorist acts, we should investigate and they shouldn't be able too hide behind the fact that they near a meth doift church or a mosque t. doesn't matter. once they cross that thesh hold of being involved in criminality, i think it's free rein to go after them. in the mosque i am talking about, two other individuals have been prosecutes and convicted in the very same mosque. it's a balance, shannon, of
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frill of religion and also when do people hide behind freedom of religion in order to commit terrorist acts on our citizens and try to take away our liberty? >> shannon: in the wake of evens, we must be very carefullism we need to. thank you very much. >> you may have seen that. how a shooting shut down the good times in the mile-high city. and in washington, getting feed from their own after the key gun control measures they were voting on got shot down in the senate, where the debate goes when we continue. ♪ [ acoustic guitar: upbeat ]
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. >> shannon: you may have been
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able to hear it there -- a pop, pop, pop. it was gunfire in a denver pot rally, that an estimated 80,000 people were attending. you can see the reaction. two people were shot. both are expected to survive. police are looking for a couple of suspects. it happened with a heightened police presence in the wake of the boston marathon bombing. people were not arresting people for smoking because colorado passed a law, legalizing marijuana for recreational use. both sides of the gun debate watched the newest effort to pass gun control legislation that failed. president obama is vowing to fight on and says he doll what lea can without congress. where will gun control be going from here? will democrat who is didn't tow the line be facing the heat from the white house?
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welcome to our guests. >> hi. >> hi, there. >> shannon: were the votes about conscience or re-election? >> lyou know, i will tell you something, what happened with the amendment, of course, that everyone was relying ont when it came to the gun control effort. the fact is, you have a bunch of democrat who is voted against that because they are needing re-election. they weren't going to sacrifice themselves or their careers for anabomma agend a. i would suggest for a democratally controlled senate, write a bill that can pass. it seems like none of them -- neither the republicans or the democrats -- wanted any of this to pass and they are both usingt for election airing, campaigning at this point. >> shannon: after the vote, the president spoke publicly and he seemed to be very upset. he said it was a shameful day for washington. how much of a loss is this for him? or is it? >> it is a loss. i think he could have worked the reps better. he should be invoighted the
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senators to the white house and could have done more to convince them this was the right thing to do. it is not just the democrats who voted against thave you 41 republican who is voted against it. when 90% of the public really want this is. this has to do with disproportionate relationships in the senate, with large states in land mass and very small in population. that's the way the senate works, rersus the house. and you get 57 votes, but you need 60 to get anything done is ridiculous. >> shannon: the tricker framers who wrote in the sant and house rules on the representatives here in washington. you know, maybe they didn't foresee this exact showdown but knew what they were doing. let's talk about the democrat who is didn't line up with senator reid and the president. hideo hidecamp and mark beg itch of alaska, mark baucus of montana. a lot of heat went down, thepgs
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reich the background check and the assault weapons ban -- sam tammy, do you think those four have gotten a little phone call or two in the wake of this? >> well, you know, maybe. but look, these are people who live in effectively red state, essentially. they were elected to represent their constituencies, which they have done. they realize that they are going to have to be re-elected. they are not going to throw themselves in the obama volcano. this is what the founders wanted, as a matter of fact. they didn't want rushed legislation. they wanted thoughtful, slow dynamics. they preferred gridlock in a certain way so you didn't have demagoguery ruling the day. i think the legislators are thinking very seriously about what is going o. the benefit, of course, in having a divided senate so you don't have people rushing... [inaudible], as we have seen with obamacare, it doesn't turn out very well. you would think with a
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democratally-controlled senate this, tells you -- look with a democratic president,ing this is something that shouldn't have passed. you would think they would write a bill that want need an amendment in order to get through, on a major social issue, they didn't do a very good job, either side. >> shannon: the democrats say this isn't over. how do they manage it next time? >> elect more progressive democrats. one thing -- this is a mild bill. this wasn't a good bill from my standpoint as a liberal democrat because it had too many holes in it, you could sell it to frens and you could become a friend or sell it to a family member and it did awiwith the possibility of a registry and this couldn't even pass, even a mild measure like this, which not had not a lot of teeth, is very, very sad. nonet% of the public, if you want to believe the poll, 83% in other polls were really for this -- [overlapping dialogue] >> shannon: we end on a moment of agreement.
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for two different sets of reasons, both of you thought the bill was no good. we will see what the lawmakers come up with the next time. thank you both. words of encouragement, pouring into watertown, the community terrorized by violence. from sporting events to memorials, we will head to watertown after the break. ♪ using telemedical and mobile technologies, verizon innovators are connecting trauma surgeons to patients in the field. helping them get the attention they need, before they even reach the hospital. because the world's biggest challenges deserve even bigger solutions.
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>> the city of boston will never forget. this weekend, the community began the healing process, from an emotional opening at fenway park to a candlelight ceremony in honor of the m.i.t. police officer killed in the thursday night shootout, boston is making sure everyone knows, it's boston strong. we have more, live from massachusetts. >> reporter: hi, shannon. as dzhokhar tsarnaev was taken into custody and the spontaneous street celebration started, especially in water down, the people said they can now turn their attention to those who lost their lives and that's what happened last night, on the
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local bawl field with the candles lit, remembering the victims and turning their attention to the federal agents and local police officers who brought this to a resolution. another vimgil at the wilmington town common for the police officer, sean collier. he was killed while sitting in his police cruiser, 10:30 p.m. thursday night as the gun battle the flared. here in watertown, we saw a couple walk up and give flowers to the police officer, standing guard. >> we just wanted to say thank you. it is helpingitous heal and move forward and feel like we plif in a safe community. when we give thanks, it helpsitous feel better. >> reporter: there are a lot of spontaneous shows of unity for law enforcement. people are baking food and bringing it by the local police headquarters. shannon? >> shannon: mike, thank you very much. folks have been 32 a lot and you have, too. thanks for your work out there
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>> reporter: thank you. when we come back, the tense momes just before the boston bombing manhunt ended. hear what police said as the drama played out in their own words. when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes.
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doing a great job. especially the mayor of boston, very proud of what you've done. thanks a lot, guys. >> i did it for you, boss. >> thanks, tom. >> shannon: well-deserved congratulations for the federal, state and local law enforcement friday night after they got their man. ending a week-long manhunt for the boston bombing suspects. but not before some incredibly tense moments. you can hear it in the voice of the police officers responding. here's how it sounded. >> get a report from watertown of 67 franklin street. boat with blood on it and believe someone is in the boat. >> yeah. okay. >> we're hearing reports of someone in the rear. >> let's get the perimeter around the 67 franklin street. >> he's inside the boat. >> cutting a hole. >> can we get the chopper out
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of here? >> yeah have it. >> yeah. >> super. i got the owner of the house here. he says there is a body in the boat. >> we know that. he's why we are surrounding the boat. we are waiting for the tactical. >> there is a person in the boat, trying to poke a hole through the boat. we have a person in the boat. live party who is trying to poke a hole through the boat. maybe trying to get an object out. live party in the boat confirmed. >> yeah, we have the boat surrounded from all corners. tactical unit. yeah, we can see it poking a hole through the boat now. >> can we get a team arrival, e.t.a.? >> no. >> yeah. everyone stay off the air, everyone off the air.
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shots fired. >> shots fired. >> t-3, multiple shots fired here. everyone hold their fire. hold their fire. >> all units hold your fire. hold your fire. >> we have a tactical team going to the rear of the house the approach the boat. all right? okay? nobody firing here. some dumbny rounds in the boat. nobody be firing. these are just dummy rounds fired in the boat. so everybody hold fire, all right? you are going to hear dummy rurounds going in the boat. hold your fire. >> all units, hold your fire. dummy rounds in boat. hold your fire. >> fire! >> there will be gas being deployed, all right? they are going to fire gas in the boat, so. >> all units be advised gas going in to the boat. >> 9:03, update. state police is putting their
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extended ram on the front of their armor. they are going to try to make their way to backyard and rip the top off the top of the boat. be aware of this. that if they are able to successfully rip that off, he will be fully exposed, okay? anybody that is on perimeter, be aware of crossfire situations, all right? be advised, f.b.i., possible launching of nfdd device. nfdd device aboutbe to be launched. do not return fire. it's more than likely going to be a flash bang. >> all units don't return fire. there might be a flashback. don't return fire. >> no further movement at this time. no further movement. >> no further move in the the boat at this time -- movement at this time. >> take his arm up. he put it up a brought it down
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to his chest. on the left side of the boat looking at it from the driveway. left side of the boat looking at it from the driveway. >> left side of the boat, from the driveway. left side of the boat. >> forward or aft? >> rear of the boat. >> head is at the left of the boat, looking at it from the driveway. from the position. headed toward the left of the boat. >> frank, just hold. i'm not sure what they are going to do here. not sure if they work away on the boat. hold your position. i don't want you on top of the boat while they're doing their thing. >> they maintain a three-four corner. >> keep an eye on the garage. >> he's in custody. he's in custody. >> he's in custody. >> command, subject in custody. >> subject in custody. subject in custody. >> good job, gentlemen. good job. >> never better! ♪
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i believe he should be treated as an enemy combatant for the purpose of interrogation. the reason, there are so many questions unanswered, so many potential links to terrorism here. >> i do not believe under the military commission law that he is eligible for that. it would be unconstitutional to do that. >> shannon: as the city of boston and the entire country breathes a sigh of relief that the suspects in boston bombing are either dead or captured, the questions began about dzhokhar tsarnaev's looming prosecution. can he be legally treated as an enemy combatant as some lawmakers want or will he be read his rights like any other criminal suspect? i'm shannon bream. we learn the u.s. attorney office in massachusetts could file charges as soon as today. let's go straight to the national security correspondent jennifer griffin in washington. jennifer? >> reporter: that is right. u.s. attorney carmen ortiz could bring charges today we're told by the law enforcement sources.
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in the meantime, the debate over whether to mirandize the suspect or treat him as an enemy combatant is heating up. >> we don't know, are there other conspirators out there, other explosives out there? where do they get the radicalization of the mosque, imam? who did his brother meet with when his brother was in chechnya? these are things only obtained if he doesn't get the miranda rights. public safety exceptions will expire in 24 hours. he can lawyer up. >> that's what happened in the case of the underwear bomber, nigerian who tried to blow up a plane over the united states on christmas day 2009. he was a foreign citizen and read his miranda rights after 50 minutes. there was criticism at the time that they were unable to mine him for information how the plot developed overseas suspect is in supermax prison in colorado. >> the 48-hour thing is not an absolute fixed time period.
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oh, by the way, military commissions which have not secured any convictions, really, against anyone since 9/11, there is a right to council and there procedures, too. all of which keep getting tested. don't work. >> enemy combatant has nothing to do with the military commissions. >> dzhokhar tsarnaev could be deemed enemy combatant and still tried in a civilian court, which is what happened the w jose padilla in the past. it's not done often and justice department is in unchartered waters for how long they can question the american citizen without giving him the miranda rights. the right to remain silent and an attorney. shannon? jennifer griffin, thank you so much. one of the key questions in the boston marathon bombing. what was the motive? the f.b.i. says it interviewed tamerlan tsarnaev in 2011 after being told by a foreign government, reportedly russia, he had become a follower of riradical islam. they found no evidence of
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terrorist activity at that time. did the chech anyian brothers act alone or was it a broughter plan with coconspiracies in the u.s. or overseas? wayne simmons, a former c.i.a. analyst and joins us now with some insight. thank you for coming in today. >> always a pleasure. >> i want to ask you about this. the way that the bombs they use have had been described, you know, many law enforcement sources said they were too sophisticated for somebody who was going to google and throw something together that the brothers had to have training at some point. for what they are accused of doing. what do you make of that? >> all of us, first of all, those agree that nothing today is 100% certain. that is where we need to start. if i had to make a guess, i would remind guys like me that 12 years ago, 13 years ago the chechens were in afghanistan trying to build the same kind of bombs, using propane tanks. and they were blowing themselves up.
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until someone, the pakistanis most likely, came in and showed them how to do this. it's not necessarily that you go on, go in to inspire magazine or that you go on the internet and you find out how to do this. it's not that simple. thank goodness. though it is helpful. so one of the things, one of the keys, shannon, that tells me that guys were trained, in a sophisticated way, they could drag these active bombs around without them detonating. so there is a stability facto factor. they didn't get it off the internet. they're bright guys from what we hear, it take mrs. than bright guys to learn to package up any bomb. table bomb to do this mage. >> shannon: there is so much unknown at this point. law enforcement, or especially hoping that the second suspect does survive, is able to give
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them information if he is willing. about exactly how this game together. my question, if they are responsible for setting off explosion at the marathon, there is nothing about this where they took credit or make a statement, this is for chechnya or for the people. what did they hope the acatch lish if it wasn't to make a statement? simply create terror? >> those are great questions. i could throw out conjecture but it would only be speculation. i lived this, this is what i did, my assets i made absolutely certain that they understood over and overred over that they were not to breathe anything to anyone. because my life depended on it. their life depended on it. miff controller knew that my life depended how
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compartmentalized we kept this. the fact people are saying these are wonderful guys. sure th were. those are the guys we're looking for. those are the assets we are looking for. they were very, very compartmentalized. they kept it so quiet no one knew about it. what is their mote sniff hopefully we'll drill down on this younger brother and find out.o tells you that they have the motive, that is not possible. unless they were involved. >> shannon: premature at this point. what do you make of the old brother travel overseas to russia? how will it be investigated and vetted? what information will our intelligence agencies gather from that? >> that is great. we're going to deconstruct and then reconstruct. every movement that both of the brothers made, not just the intelligence chtter. that everyone is so fond of using. but they will.
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our f.b.i., our c.i.a., our d.e.a., all the federal agencies as is clear in the way they were able to collapse this operation in matter of days are the very, very best at doing that. the f.b.i. will share with russia in this instance, trying oddly enough to and reconstruct. and hopefully we can get an actual picture with the brother helping them. not sure what the motives were. who, what, when, where and how. they are the best. >> shannon: wayne simmons, thank you for coming in. >> always a pleasure. >> he is no condition to be interrogated at this point. but he is, he is progressing, though. and we're monitoring the
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situation carefully. >> 19-year-old boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is under heavy guard at the hospital. >> hi, shannon, we are still here keeping an eye on the situation in the immediate stages area. we don't know where he is inside the hospital but he is still under the care of physicians and in serious condition. a.t.f. spokesperson they believe he was shot in the neck or in the leg. at this point, they know that occurred at one of the sights in watertown in the course of a gun battle, the suspect left
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blood across watetown that was discovere discovered in thet for him. charges have yet to be filed. let's remember, four people have been killed. three from the impact of the bombs, including a 29-year-old. the restaurant manager was with a friend near the finish line when the blast took her life. she will be laid to rest tomorrow. the bombing summits are believed to have killed the m.i.t. police officer sean collier according to investigators. he was murdered thursday night, ambushed, shot in the back of the head according to the chief of watertown police department. another officer was bravely wounded. mbta officer richard donahue, 33 yearles old is hospitalized in critical condition today. donahue and collier actually knew each other. they graduated from graduated ee
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municipal academy together. right here at beth israel, there are ten victims, one is in serious condition and one in fair condition and eight in good condition. shannon? >> shannon: molly line, thank you very much. >> now is the time to pull them out of the shadows and find white house they are. when it comes to the entry/exit vista system, the 19 halftimers were students who overstayed their visa and the system didn't capture that. >> there are some, some on the hard right and some otherwise, opposing our immigration bill from the get-go. we use it as an excuse. if they have a suggestion how to change it on what happened in boston, we'll be open to it.
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we won't let it use it an excuse. >> shannon: the brothers came to the states on a visa. when became a u.s. citizen. now they wonder it relates to the immigration debate. joining me to discuss the issue is chris stirewalt. good to see you. >> good to be here. >> we knower for better or worse timing and events that happen out of the control out any of us impact what happens on capitol hill. how will this imfact conversation? >> you saw how people opposed to gun control legislation said if i was in watertown massachusetts, with a terrorist on the loose, terrorist on the loose i'd want as big and bad firearm at my disposal. in a town that is sin ca cynicad rotten as the one we reside,
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it won't be disrupted by opponents or proponents of the immigration package to get it stopped. >> shannon: you saw chuck schumer there, one of theteams to sign on the bipartisan effort to say we are not going to let it be derailed because of the. the fact they came from another country but if you have something to better bill to address the situation, bring it. we'll take it. >> he said the far right and some others. others were a lot of democrats, labor union democrats who aren't keen to bring in workers to the united states. there are a lot of traditional democratic allies who are restive in their support of this. they, too, will say, you know, now that i think about it, having all the immigrants in country. it's unfortunate for proponents of the legislation. what you argue, people say look, they are here already. we need a way to track and
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navigate the issue. we can't pretend it's not true. they are running a big comprehensive bill that has a lot in it. this would be a great time the talk about border security and visa security. but maybe not a great time to talk about the third silo b of this that is lellization or what critics call amnesty. it makes it more fraught for sure. >> shannon: these two suspects were here ill really. there is nothing illegal about what they're doing. the older brother here illegal and younger brother became a citizen on september 11, 2012. how does it impact the conversation? they followed the protocol and they improved. the immigration system is a backlog now. how could we do anything deeper than what was done with the brothers? >> the old rules long ago, 100 years ago were quality of the immigrant.
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they were free of disease. they were no, ma'am communist or otherwise radical -- were not communist or otherwise radical. we changed over the years. what the proponents of immigration reform talk about is let's get the very best people who can fill the best jobs to do the work we need done because we don't have a high enough berth rate to maintain what we want to. let's focus on quality not just whoever comes to door. they will use it to say we shouldn't hand out visa or citizenship to anybody, focus on getting residents we want. >> shannon: all right. chris stirewalt. tomorrow, 11:30 a.m. eastern. >> i'll do it. >> shannon: foxnews.com/live. power play. see you tomorrow. >> thank you. >> shannon: we is asking in the twitter verse if dzhokhar tsarnaev should be treated like an enemy combatant though he is a u.s. citizen. mitch says he is a
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u.s. citizen and gets those rights no matter what he did or didn't do. stein says he is should be treated as enemy because the bombing was act of terrorism against the u.s. and civilians. and william agrees he earned the title "enemy combatant." tweet us your answers. we'll read more later this hour. when word emerged that the boston bombing suspects were from chechnya, it brought up a region that lot of people haven't seen in headline since bloody civil war a decade ago. we covered the area and offer insight on what the chech anyians lived through. >> supposed to be an easy war. the russian it was minister said the forces could take the chechen capital in two hours. instead, it took two wars and a decade. russians capturing grozni only after reducing it to rubble. in 1994, many chechen fighters were ordinary school teachers
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and policemen with families. after year of total warfare, some changed. radical groups offered money, weapons and men. chechens who were once indifferent or moderate musli muslims. islamic fighters around the world came to chechnya to fight the russians. after defeat on the batfield, chechen rebels turned to act of terror with no target out of bounds. airplanes, moscow theater and attacking elementary school and slaughtering russian school children. a decade ago, russian president putin bristleed at criticism from the west over the harsh policy in chechnya. why don't you meet usama bin laden, invite him to brusselsor white house to engage in talks. ask him what he wants and give it to him so it leaves you in peace. you find it possible to set limitation in your dealings with the bastards so why should we talk to people who are child-killers? chechen rebels began to leave
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home to fight against coalition forces in afghanistan and iraq. the chechen president denied a link between chechnya and attack in boston. "they grew up in the united states. attitudes and beliefs were formed there." the roots of the evil may be debated by politician but it's clear that evil broadened the target beyond russia and beyond the u.s. military. in miami, steve harrigan, fox news. >> shannon: when we come back, latest on american pastor imprisoned in iran for his religious beliefs. the news is not good. you need to hear it. prosecution rests in the gosnel trial after weeks of gruesome testimony about what went on allegedly at his abortion clinic. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] a classic meatloaf recipe from stouffer's starts with ground beef, onions and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes.
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>> shannon: things are going from bad to worse for an erican pastor jailed in iran. supporters of pastor saed abadini say attack and beatings at the notorious prison where he is serving an 8-year sentence left him with serious injuries, including internal bleeding. so far, the iranian authorities refused to get him about wall medical treatment.
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we have his wi and they have been fighting for the pastor's release will join us live. thank you. >> thank you, shannon. >> shannon: i want to start with you, what are you areing about your husband's condition? >>he day that guards treated him to be -- they took him to a specialized hospital after they beat him badly. he has had fainting spells and he has been weak. it's unfortunate. he told his family that they were tking him between the conversations that they ren't going to treat him at the hospital. he was beaten up pretty badly. >> shannon: this continues
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to get worse. he is an american citizen what more can they do? >> the efforts continue for the pastor. the national alliance of churches in argentina met with the president of argentina for saed and put out a release and got her to admit and the international work is important. friday the state department released summary report. in the discussion, he was a few individual that was mentioned so there is work being done. we talk to you about other issues. he has been in jail now 207 days. not able to communicate with the family here. young children. we're doing a letter writing campaign. people ask, we have people in the petition, 560,000. what else can they do? we will deliver 1,000 a week starting soon to the prison.
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>> shannon: i understand that your husband's birthday is oming as well. how do you reflect him being there and knowing what he is going through and staying here with the young children continuing the fight knowing he will probably be celebrating in the horrible prison? >> it is very hard. every birthday we celebrate without him and knowing that he will spend it alone and in that prison, it's emotionable. i just, ,000, i pray that he can be strong in his faith and just continue until we get him out. and back in the u.s. >> shannon: how much relying on your faith? every time this case comes up, i have people say i am planar family. i'm praying for him in prison. but you as well here in the u.s. and all of those who are fighting on his behalf. >> my faith is keeping me going. it's keeping me sane nd giving me peace and joy in the midst of storm. and the prayers of all my
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fellow americans that are praying for me. all over the world, actually. it's keeping us strong. we are very greatful for that. but my faith in jesus christ is what carrying me and the kids and and him in that prison every day. >> shannon: jordan, it's iron take is the reason he is -- ironic that that is the reason he ithere. >> that is the reason he is there. imagine the country, this is the number one state sponsor of terror. this mind set of how you treat people as enemies. because of the faith or background, this is what happened to saeid. he is experiencing tis treatment. this is radical philosophy to the police force where they tell you, you can go to the hospital and then there is no doctor there. they take you back and beat you. you see the keeks of how they play with people. this is a serious connection.
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he is gone since june. he was under house arrest. he was a healthy person when he went to prison. now he is about to turn 33. and suffering from medical conditions that impact his life. >> shannon: iran, of course, wants to do thenous favors. >> is there any way it can be negotiated so they can save face in some way and return the pastor? >> i know saeed, when it comes to his faith he won't deny his faith. i would not tellfy client we had to do that or not do that. that is up to them. but i don't think that saeed would have trouble at all coming out and saying you know what? justice was finally done. thank you. thank the iranian court system and the judicial system and move on. the trouble is iran keeps setting themselves up for disaster. now they have the secretary of state and the united states government following them. the u.n. meetings again at the end of -- meets again at the end of next month. when they tell someone we'll get you medical care and then they say no doctor and beat you but still allow you to
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meet be your family that is there. they know the news gets out swept to be realistic. that's a solution but we're not there yet. >> shannon: jordan, thank you for work you're doing. and did you want to add something as well? >> i have to add that the update on his health, he is in the middle of very extremist people that really want his life. and really are, you know, it's very dire situation. very urgent. just that we need to continue to push and do all we can as fox news has done a wonderful job to get the story out and put continuous pressure on the iranian government to get him out. >> shannon: all right. our continued prayers to you and to jordan as you continue the fight. thank you. >> appreciate it. >> more to come from america's news headquarters including the latest from the devation in west texas -- devastation in west texas. residents allowed to see what is left of their home after the tedly fertilizer factory explosion.
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sleep number. comfort. individualized. to find your store, visit sleepnumber.com. >> shannon: church services went on today in west, texas, site of the explosion at fertilizer plant. a pastor preached from a flatbed truck because his church is still roped off. fox's dominic di-natale was there and has more on how the recover is going. >> yes. the residents finally being allowed back to their houses, those that were affected by the blast itself. this is the first time they have been allowed to do that. the authorities describe it as the first phase of several to actually come. those being allowed back are actually within sort of a 500-meter radius of the original blast. southwest of the site. we can show you a map of the city. and you will see from there. not everybody is allowed to go back straightaway. residents have to be over 18.
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only for a short period of time. and the homes are to the northwest, near the nursing home. those are hit pretty hard. but it will be a while before they can get in. because some of the structures are still aren't safe. the assistant state fire marshal says there is one priority to allow residents get back where they can. the investigation needs to continue. take a listen, shannon. >> we will look at everything from the initial response, the command structure, the firefighting tactics, the origin and report of where the fire started and how it happened is a piece of the line of duty investigation. so all of the circumstances surrounding the incident and the loss of life and the tragedy that we all experienceed will be within that process and in this report. >> residents need water and electricity back on as well. they are working at it. the union pacific trying to
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get rail services back because there was a rail line to the west of the fertilizer plant when it blew up. a lot of the track melted so they are trying to get work around that. you talk about the religious service in the town today. there will be a memorial service, and they will marm through the town with the officers to honor the fallen firefighters. that is an emotional moment for town. expecting a high turn-out. everybody in the up to will pretty much turn out. considering pout our of motion and the individuals that have taken place since wednesday's blast it will be a poignant moment. and very emotional moment for the town, shannon. back to you. >> shannon: a heavy burden for a small community. thank you. the next guest has a firsthand perspective on how much the people in the small town have been through. texas attorney general greg abbott toured the devastation this week and joins us live. thank you for your time. can you tell us what you saw
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there? >> i will be happy to. if i could quickly capture this past week; that is, americans whether they're in west texas or boston or other places in between, faced a lot of tragedy. we so resilience of what it's like to be american. i toured west texas after the blast. you could see the utter devastation. the amount of explosive here was 10 to 20 times of what happened in oklahoma city. the blast was completely devastating to home, apartment complex and nursing home around there. anyone who was close to it and any building close to it was completely devastated. the day after the blast and continuing today, you see hope and optimism of the eyes and
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hearts of the people who live there trying to piece their lives together. through the first responders who literally lost their lives trying to help their fellow men. >> shannon: yeah. story after story of the heroes of people who willingly ran toward what is a dangerous situation. and as a result, they have lost a lot of folks within their ranks there in the fire department and police. you know a number of folks who went to help. how do they begin to recover at this point? we were encouraged in the last hour to hear from the sheriff in that county say thement for, police departments from far and wide have come to supplement the ranks and help them out. being what you have seen, how do people begin to rebuild? >> they start by working inside-out. this is a small town with a big heart. they are applying that principle an working their way through it. some of the people, as you noted, get go to their homes today and late yesterday. there are homes, however, that
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people are not going to be able to get back in to. and there is a school or two, that people are not going to be able to get back in to. so, it's going to be a marathon, not a sprint. in helping system of the homes and the people closeest to the blast site work their way forward. understand this. this is a small town an community. maybe about 10% of all of the homes in the entire community were impacted by this blast site. this has a large repercussions for the community. as well as a lot of jobs lost. because of this explosion. but together, the people in west texas are pulling together. working with the great people of the state of texas. they are going to find a way forward. it won't be easy as the mayor said yesterday, but they will pull it together and move on. >> shannon: i want to ask you about something as you as the state attorney of course keep an eye on. unfortunately, after tragedies we sometimes see negative things, whether it's scams that are aimed at allegedly benefiting the victim.
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acting fraud leaptly or looting. what are you keeping an eye on in texas? >> two things. first, is when there is a disaster declaration, my office is authorized to make a declaration, which we have. warning against price gouging. we see in the aftermath of hurricanes and other tragedies. we want to make sure that the victims of the west blast are not going to be faced up jacked up prices because of an increased sudden demand. so we are warning people not to jack up prices. the second thing we are warning against for people across the country that may be watching this, americans want to help out and donate. be sure you are donating to an organization that will give the resources you provide to people who need it. there are scam artists who come out and prey on the hearts of those who want to help out. they are literally able to scam money and supplies from people who try to donate them. that don't wind up in the hands of the people who need
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it. make sure it gets to the people of west, texas. >> shannon: glad to know you are keeping a eye on it as well. texas attorney general greg abbott. thank you for your time. >> thank you, shannon. >> shannon: after five weeks of testimony a shock as it was gruesome, the defense team for philadelphia abortion doctor dr. gosnell set to begin its work in the murder trial on monday. molly henneberg brings us this report. but we must caution you, some of the details of the testimony are graphic. >> medical assistant mccross, the 36 and final prosecution witness in the murder trial of dr. gosnell told the jury what it has heard from multiple witnesses ws in this case. babies that survived abortions were killed. cross said she saw a baby born in a toilet in an abortion. swimming a bit, trying to move its arms and legs to get out. that baby, she said, then had the spine cut. the doctor is charged with first degree murder of seven
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babies and third degree murder of drug overdose of a patient. prosecutors say he trained employees to sever the sime cord with scissors -- spinal cord with scissors. cross said, "i saw the baby's chest caving in and out. linda pulled the baby's hand and the baby pulled its hand back." talking to linda william who pled guilty to third tro murder charges in the case. cross said linda snapped the baby's neck as well, she cut it with scissors." philadelphia attorney says the prosecution death penalty case things on one thing, that the babies were in fact born alive. >> it is absolutely positively key, molly. if they were not born alive, then they were not killed. therefore it's not first-degree murder. >> but rather, a legal abortion. >> although the prosecution alleges that gosnell was aborting babies over the 24-week limit in pennsylvania. gosnell's attorney will start
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his defense next week and mcmahon must believe he has a winnable case because he and bosnell reportedly did not take a plea deal from the prosecution earlier this year. mcmahon said the babies were dead when they were delivered while they may have exhibited some postmortem movement, mcmahon argues they could not have survived the drugs administered to the mothers to cause an abortion. in washington, molly henneberg, fox news. >> shannon: still to come, the boy scouts may be headed to unchartered waters over a controversial policy. one border state congressman tells us how he thinks the boston bombing is changing the debate on immigration policy and reform right here in washington. ...so you say men are superior drivers?
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>> the boston bombing is casting a shadow over a controversial immigration bill. just as senators were beginning to debate the
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844-payment measure to overhaul the u.s. immigration policy, attack that authorities say was carried out by two chechen brothers saw the lawmakers raising questions what about is allowed to get in the u.s. and how to vet them. congressman lamar smith, republican from texas, joins us. thank you for your time today. i know you are not a fan of what has come together in the senate for the so-called gang of eight. you say the bill is "especially worse than we thought." what is your objection? >> that is my feeling exactly. i hoped for immigration reform. we need a guest worker program and skilled workers to help us in the united states. the senate bill goes too far. it gives amnesty or legalizes everybody in the country illegally. millions of people before it gets to a secure border. the secure border is five years if then. we have amnesty for secure borders and maybe never. the other thing it does is put the interest of foreign
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workers ahead of the interest of american workers because it allows millions of people to get work permit to compete for scarce jobs. that will drive down wages. it treats individuals in the country illegally better than it treats individuals playing by the rules and waiting their turn in line. here illegally get lealization for six months. people who have been waiting years' long get to wait longer. that doesn't seem to be fair. >> shannon: congressman, as you probably know, the republican senator marco rubio one of the driving forces behind the gang of eight measure that has come together put together a website that he says is breaking up the myth on what it will or won't do. on the assertion it's blanket am messfy for millions of people he said on day one, nobody gets anything. there has to be a number of security check checks that are . day one begins a clock on
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homeland security to meet security triggers that are year-long path, penalties and payment that have to happen before any of those here illegally would become citize citizens. it's something that won't happen overnight but there are security checkpoints along the way. that there is much more it to. how do you respond? >> first, that's true. you don't become citizen until certain check points are done but you get legalization. everyone in the country, or almost everyone in the country illegally does get amnesty in six months. page ten and 11 of the bill. we hope for border security, but if the boxes are not checked in five years you know what happens if a commission is making recommendation. that is no deadline of a secure border anytime soon. technically, they are not citizens until the border is secure. but they will get the legalization in six months and they have work permit.
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and that legalization in six months occurring before a lot of people who are playing by the rules wait their turn in line ever get in the united states. >> shannon: congressman, we will watch to see what comes from the house. how different the two options may be and how they will be brought together if at all possible. thank you for your time. >> the boy scouts of organization may do aboutface when it allows gay scouts in the ranks. the group is proposing to lift a ban allowing gay scouts to have adults leading troops. it's a compromise that ends a bitter dispute. they will take a vote on this in may. tony perkins says the policy change is unsemiable semi -- un. an
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>> gay rights group say it's not enough. >> if you were a women coming up to you -- >> what kind of a question is that. what would get your attention? >> shannon: the interview that stumped ryan lochte. that's something that you are checking out online. "most clicked" is next. it only matters that it shows up and makes things better. in that spirit, verizon is proud to announce the powerful answers award. 10 million dollars in prizes for the best ideas. ideas so big, they have the power to change everything. whether it's our inspiration, or yours, the world's biggest challenges deserve even bigger solutions. the powerful answers award from verizon.
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you stumped him. >> what can i say? when a woman walks -- [ laughter ] >> i guess silence. >> you can't -- no. couldn't say anything. he is good looking. >> i need me some oatmeal on that. >> interview with olympian ryan lochte sent the news anchors in a tizzy. they grilled him about the reality show, "what would ryan lochte" do and he was stumped by hard-hitting questions like what could a woman do to get your attention? watch the hilarious and awkward interview on fox news.com. you are also logging on, online to read more about just who boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev was. he reportedly went to a party two days after he allegedly planted a bomb at the finish line of the boston marathon.
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dzhokhar sent wednesday night with friends at a soccer game and they say he seemed relaxed. bombing and subsequent manhunt has taken a hit on boston's economy. the city and surrounding communities that were shut down by law enforcement as they searched for bombing suspects and tried to keep the public safe. from a canceled game at fenway park to closure of umass campus to the sus specific of the transit service, the area is likely to suffer hundreds of million of dollars in economic losses. >> the two individuals held the whole city hostage for five days. they should not do that. that's where the terrorist events want to do, hold the city hostage. stop the economy of the city. >> economists and boston strong are convinced the city will bounce back. i can't take credit but what a great idea to visit boston and spend money there and thank the people for how strong they
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are. surprise guest at fenway park and rallying call for a red sox player encouraging boston to be brave and be one. ♪ ♪
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>> ♪ sweet caroline ♪ good times never seem so good ♪ >> shannon: yesterday was the boston red sox home game and made spec

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